Membership
Member Benefits
Uniting Business for a better world
Membership
Why should you join?
The UN Global Compact gives your organisation a universal language for corporate responsibility and a framework that works whatever your size, sector or stage. Global Compact Network Bangladesh is your local partner in that journey — we help you commit, assess, define, implement, measure and communicate a sustainability strategy that stands up to scrutiny.
Membership is not a certification or an audit. It is a public commitment to do business responsibly, backed by the tools, peers and guidance to make that commitment real.
20,000+
Businesses participating worldwide
167
Countries represented
62
Local networks, including Bangladesh
What you get
Member benefits
Six things membership puts within reach from day one.
Global networking
Direct access to participants across nearly every sector and size, in more than 160 countries, plus the members of your own local network.
Practical tools
Frameworks, guidance and self-assessment tools built on two decades of what has actually worked for companies advancing sustainability.
Training & capacity building
Workshops, roundtables and courses for your employees, board members and suppliers — locally in Bangladesh and through the UN Global Compact Academy.
Credible reporting
Support with your annual Communication on Progress and with wider sustainability reporting, so your disclosure holds up with investors and buyers.
Partnerships & collective action
A seat in multi-stakeholder initiatives — anti-corruption collective action, Ocean Centres, SDG programmes — that no single company can deliver alone.
Visibility & trust
Association with the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, and a platform to share your progress with peers, media and policymakers.
The commitment
What’s the commitment?
By joining, your organisation makes a public commitment to align its strategy and operations with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption — and to take action that advances the Sustainable Development Goals.
In practice that means four things:
- A letter of commitment signed by your chief executive, endorsed by your board.
- Integrating the Ten Principles into your strategy, culture and day-to-day operations.
- Reporting publicly each year through a Communication on Progress.
- Engaging locally — with GCNB events, working groups and collective action initiatives.
The commitment is continuous rather than one-off. Progress matters more than perfection, and the network exists to help you make it.
Eligibility
Who should join?
Membership is open to any organisation registered in Bangladesh — whether you are taking your first steps towards sustainable business practices or already have a mature programme in place.
Corporates
Large companies embedding sustainability across complex operations and supply chains.
SMEs
Small and medium enterprises that want a credible, proportionate way to start reporting and improving.
Non-business
Associations, academic institutions, NGOs and foundations advancing the same agenda.
Getting started
How to join
Four steps from first conversation to active membership.
01
Talk to us
Get in touch with the GCNB Secretariat. We will walk you through what membership involves and answer your questions.
02
Commit
Your chief executive signs a letter of commitment to the Ten Principles, endorsed by your board.
03
Join the network
Complete your application to the UN Global Compact and register with the Bangladesh local network.
04
Get to work
Start using the tools, attend events, and publish your first Communication on Progress within your first year.
Ready to start?
Tell us about your organisation and the Secretariat will get back to you with the next steps.